Foldable umbrella.



I. B. CARTWRIGHT.

1FOLDABLE UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED 00129. 1913,

Patented S9151. a, 1914.

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IRA B. cARTWnIGH'r, or MINONG, WISCONSIN.

FOLDABLE UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. s; 1914.

Application ined oct'b'r ze, 191:3'. serial nef 798,003.

To all Mik-0m it may con-cern:

Be it known that-I, IRA` B. Cn'rwnrcH'r,

a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at" Minong, in the county of Vashburnl andA State of 7Vl/"isconsiu,v have invented a newand useful Fol able Umbrella; and I do hereby declare he `following to he a' full,

clear, and exact description of the inven' the patenteeis entitled, provided thealtera tions fall 'Within the scope of 4what is.

claimed.v "Ihe invention andcombinaftion of parts, as Ahereinafter set forth, sho'wn in. the drawings and claimed. In' the 'drewingszeligure -lji'sfe` View sl1o\\'ing`. the improved foldeble umbrella Fig, 2`i's view showing the same- Acollapsed; Fig..3 1s an enlargeddetail v iew open.

of the sectional umbrella stick.; Fig; 4 is a detail viewgshowin'g thezconnection between the ribsand the stays.A

Referring more particularly-to the -draw- A ings, 1 designates the umbrellastick, which comprises threetelescopical sections, a.' ferrule section 2, 'a handle section 3, and an intermediate 'joining section 4. When the handle section is extended, it is secured in place bythe threaded connections '5. `The ]oining section 4 is provided witha longitudinzil vertical 'slot 6, which receives the lug 7 of the ferrule section 2, thereby preventing the ferrule section from twisting One end of the slot 6 terminates in a transverse slot S, to receive the spring catch 9 of the sleeve runner 10. By means of the catch 9 the sleeve runnerlis held in place when the umbrella is open. This spring catch not only holds the runner in place, but also holds the ferrule section extended` In adjusting the parts of the stick, lWhen opening thel umbrella, the spring catch 9 is manipulated so as tov remove it fromthe path of the lug 7,

l fields-the details of construe? tion muy necessitate alterations, to which.

comprises further features that is, when .extending the ferrule section v2. After theffe'rrule section 2 has been. ex-

tended, the spring catch 9 is'allowed to asf sume its-normal position, in the'path and under the lug 7. In this manner theferrule section 2 isheld extended. I The ferrule' section 2`is provided with .a cap plate 11, lto which the' ribs 12 are connected, as shown'at'l in the iisua-l manner.

Each rib, l2 comprises two parts 14 and 15, the part 14 has a bifurcated end.16, in the arms or forks of said bifurcated end, the

art 15 is pivoted by means ofthe pin 17.

.`he arms or forks are designatedby the numeral 18. The section 15 is constructed with an extension 19 dsposed at an obtuse angle 'to the 'otherportio'n'of the sectionl. To each extension 19 oneend of each lstay 21 is. ivoted as alt 22, while the other -end of eac stay is pivoted in the usual mannerA to the sleeve runner'lO, as shown at 23. vThe extension 19 is' bifurcated, and the forks 24C offs'aid bifurcation `abut against the forks.

18 of the bifurcated end 16 of the section- 11 of the rib, that is, when the umbrella is open, in order` to reinforce the structure.l

, Upon referring to F ig. 1 'when the vumbrella is open, it will-be seen. what positions the relative parts assumeand upon' referring'to Fig. 2,'{whieh shows 4the urn-- brelle folded, it` willbefseen what lare the esv relative positions of saidI When the Y .umbrella is collapsed: es shown' in Fig.*'2

the ribs are clamped together bythe strap 26, while the extensions A19 are held in place by the flange 2T of thehandle section 1 of the stick, which vh'ziri'dle section 1A also threads in placeas "at 2h when the sections of the stick arecollapsed.- l

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful'isz- In a foldable umbrella', afstick comprising -a handle section, a ferrule section and an intermediate joining section having a Avertical slot, one end ofwhich terminates in a transverse slot, said sections being telescopically united, the ferrule section having a lug moving in said vertical slot, a sleeve runner on the intermediate joining section and provided with a spring catch to engage the transverse slot to hold the sleeve runner at one end of the intermediate section, said spring catch engaging under thelug of the name todthis specification in the presence o ferrule section to hold the same extended two subscribing witnesses. in position, colla sible ribs' connected-to the upper end of Sad ferrule section and oon- IRA B' CARTVVRIGHT' neotons between the ribs-A anf' the sleeve VtDeSSeS:

runner.- v F. T. JENKS,

In testimony whereof I have signed my Ai C. CUMMAINQS. 

